Golf practicing device



Aug. 10, 1943. c. w. DAvls GOLF PRACTICING DEVICE Filed Aug. 12, 1942 :ssheets-sheet 1 Aug. 10, 1943.

c. w. DAVIS 2,326,524

GOLF PRAGTICING DEVICE Filed Aug. 12,1942 5 she,es-sheet 2 @awww Aug.l0, 1943. c. w. DAvls 2,326,524

GOLF PRACTICING DEVICE Filed Aug. l2, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Ygolf stick.

connect to the Patented Aug. 10, 1943- UNITED STATE s PATENT OFFICE iGOLF PRACTICING DEVICEl Claude White DavisQRoanoke, Va. ApplicationAugust 12, 1942', Serial Nc475f1,609

" (c1. 27s-35i Z Claims. This invention relates to new andV useful im#provements in golf practicing devices and-more particularly to a devicefor practicing driving in a manner which will assure the personpracticing that his practice is leading toward perfection.

Another important Object of the invention is to provide a golfpracticing device which will acn curately guide students toward correctdriving.

Another important object ofthe invention is to provide a golf practicingdevice which vis of simple construction and 'of low cost tomanufacture.

These'and various other important objects and, advantages of theinvention will become'apparentv to the reader of the followingdescriptions In the drawings:

-Figure 1 represents a top plan View.V l Figure 2 is a side elevationalview.v Y Y Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 ofFigure l.

one of the switches.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic View showing the `electrical connectionbetween the electrical devices involved.

Figure 4 is an end elevational Vview of one .of` the boxes with aportion brokenl away showing I I, as suggested in Figure 2; isa box I8whichvmay contain a suitable source of current, such as a pair ofbatteries I9 and upon-this boX I8VV is mounted a lamp 2|. This lamp isin a series circuit with the-batteries I9 and switches, one of which isshown inFigure 4, so that it is necessary i that both switches operatesimultaneously before the lamp 2| will energize.' v f i The personpracticing will swing a clubjsuch as is shown inl'igure 6,'andeconsistsof a vblade 23 attached to the end of a shaft 2,4, the blade beingYcurved transversely and being slightly narrower at the end a than attheend b, duegto' the fact n that kwhen the club is swung there is agreater yairv l5 theinner end and for vthis reasonthe blade at l theouter end is somewhat constricted to equalize: the airjdeflection atboth ends.

deflection at thev outerend of the blade than at It can be seen thatwhenthe club is swung over the platform in an effort to drive the samedirectly'over the golfjball ysimulating spot 6, thek"vanes I3 willrespond to the resulting blast of air' and Swingin a directionv to bring.the contacts Figure 6 is a perspectivel view of the practice VYReferring t vthe drawings wherein like nu-v t merals refer'toflikeparts, it can be seen thatA `numeral denotes a platform.v having atarget spot 6, simulating a golf ball located at the forward edgethereof and equally spaced"between Y the. side edges of said platform Y.The platform 5 rests upon a pair of end members of a frame whichconsists of said end members 1, I and side members 8, 8.l The sidemem- Y.bers B'project'well forwardly of the forward edge of the platform andeach has a super-frame con# sisting of an inclined frame portion 9rising from the rear end of the corresponding frame member 8. disposedparallel as at IB `and then 'extending downwardlyat the front of theapparatus to corresponding frame member 8, as at I I. 1 l

Within the confines of each of these side frame structures 8, 9, ID andAI I (see Figure 2) is a substantially rectangular-shaped shed l2, openat its opposite side portions. A vane I3 is mounted swingably on a rodI4 within this shed and at the innermost side portionthereof, directlyopposed to the platform 5. carries a spring contact I5 which isengageable with a iixed contact I 5 when the vanes are swung to thebroken line positions shown in Figure 4.

Each of these Vanes I3 Suitably attached to one of the frame portionsA i,the series circuit A'shown in I5 thereon engaged with the contact I6 sothat completed in theclamp 2I energized. .Y

However, ifftjnere is a` slightest divergenceinV moving the club overthespot t,` both the Varies will not be operated uniformly,` and ronewill not vmove as far as the other -andwill not make` contact, thusthecircuit A will not be completed;

Y While .the foregoing specification sets forth the vinventionfinVspecific terms,'it is to be understood that numerous changes in theshape, size and materials may be resorted towithout departing i from-the spirit and .scope of the`V invention as ,1-V

claimed hereinafter.

Having "described the claimed as new is; l

1. A golfvpracticing device comprising a Yplatformhaving a target spotthereon,'a pair of open,-

sided sheds, one at each side ofthe target spot,.

a swingablegvane vin each of Vthe saidv sheds, a

switch operated by each'fof the varies, an indicator device and aseriesincluding a `sourceof current and saidswitches and device.

2. A golf practicing device @omprising'a 'plat-` form having a targetspot thereon, a pair of open-sided sheds, one at each side ofthe-target..

spot, a swingable Vane in each ofthe said sheds,

` a switchoperated by each of the vanes, an indif cator device and aseries circuit including a source f Y I ofcurrent and'said switches anddevice, anda Y practicing clubcomprisinga shaft and a transverselyarcuate-shaped blade at one end thereof. WHITE DAVIS.

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